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Article: Huntington: Recreation
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Huntington: Recreation
Sightseeing
Huntington has a range of attractions for the history buff, the arts lover, and families. A number of the city's historic buildings are open to the public and available for tours. The Jenkins Plantation Museum is a brick mansion built in 1835 and is part of the Civil War Discovery Trail. Featured are tours, reenactments and special events. In 2005, the museum is undergoing restoration to restore its original nineteenth-century appearance. The Madie Caroll House, run by the Huntington Park District, was floated into town on a barge in 1810 and survived an attack by federal troops in 1861. The building was home to the Caroll family, existed as an inn, ...
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... ... control and flipped. None of the injuries were serious. The Huntington City Mission van was transporting 16 children to Ritter Park for an outing Wednesday when the van reportedly struck a utility pole, came back across the city street and hit two parked ...
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